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Gary was raised on his family’s fruit ranch north of Gleed. After attending Lower Naches Grade School, he graduated from Marquette High School as co-valedictorian with a 3.98 GPA. He attended Gonzaga University for three years, then Gonzaga Law School at night for four years while working during the day, graduating third in his class.

He served as a Law Clerk for the Chief Justice and pro tempore Justices of the Washington Supreme Court from 1970–1971, then served as Assistant City Attorney for the Yakima Legal Department for 3 1/2 years.

His City work included advising the Planning Department, drafting land use ordinances involving zoning, subdivision, environmental and shoreline management laws, and defending the City’s land use decisions in court.

In 1975, Gary became Yakima County’s Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney. In 1978, he joined the Bellingham-area firm Langabeer, Tull and Cuillier, where he represented private clients and municipalities in land use matters for the next 20 years.

Since returning to Yakima in 1998, Gary has maintained a solo general private law practice. In 2003, he began serving on contract as Hearing Examiner for the City of Yakima, Yakima County, Union Gap, Toppenish, Sunnyside, and Grandview.